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How to recover deleted text messages on your phone

Have you accidentally deleted all the text messages from your phone? Don't panic! You can actually retrieve your deleted messages with the right software - providing that this portion of the memory on your phone hasn't been overwritten by an app update, file download or something else. So, grab your phone and let's get those text messages back.

MobiKin Doctor for Android or iOS

There are several programs that you can use to retrieve lost or deleted text messages, or anything on your phone for that matter. We tried out the software MobiKin Doctor for you, which is our recommended method thanks to its speed and features. We'll walk you through the process with the software below, but you can go directly to the website if you want to see the company’s step-by-step guide.

By and large, this software should be compatible with any Android device, including the latest models. If you're not sure about this, it's worth running the free trial to check.

You can use the software without rooting your phone, though MobiKin guarantees you'll still be able to retrieve the full extent of your content if you do. To find out how to root your phone, you can follow the MobiKin method here. Please ensure that you also read our complete guide to rooting.

How to recover deleted text messages using MobiKin Doctor for Android

After installing the program on your PC and connecting the device, you will be prompted to allow MobiKin access to your phone. Within a few seconds, you should see a preview of your text messages on the MobiKin main screen, and recovering the data and backing it up onto your PC should be instantaneous.

Once you plug in your phone, this screen will automatically appear. It will detect your device, connect to it and let you know when the process is ready to start. You can also see from the screen that MobiKin can be used for Android SD Card Recovery and as a Super Toolkit.

Once it is connected, your phone's data will be displayed, such as model, system version etc. and you will be given the choice of what kind of data you want to retrieve. As you can see from the screenshot below, you have several options of things to recover: contacts, photos, messages, call logs, photos, videos, audio and documents. Select 'Messages' and click Next.

Your data will be retrieved in a few moments and will be displayed as shown in the screenshot below. Here we have selected all the categories but if you've only selected 'Messages', you will only see that section.

Choose to only display deleted items (in case you have a ton of messages), which is easier for filtering. Either select each individual message or you can select them all by ticking the checkbox in the top bar. Next, select Recover to retrieve the lost or deleted data.

Once your data is recovered, you will be asked to save it directly onto your PC. Choose or create a folder where you want your messages to be saved.

How to recover deleted text messages using MobiKin Doctor for iOS

This work a little differently depending on whether you're running MobiKin Doctor from your Mac computer or Windows PC.

Mobikin Doctor (Mac version)

You don't actually need to connect your iOS device to the Mac for this to work. Instead just launch Mobikin Doctor and it will auto detect and display all iTunes files of your iPad, iPhone or iPod which has ever synced with iTunes on your Mac.

The data in the iTunes backup file will be categorized into specific folders. Click these folders you can preview the detailed contents in the right panel. Text contents will be displayed in list view mode while the media files can be viewed in the Thumbnail view mode.

Find the data you want to extract or restore, and then check them one by one.

Hit the "Recover" button to save the exported files to your Mac computer

Mobikin Doctor for iOS (Windows version)

The data found on the device will be categorized into specific folders. Click these folders you can preview the detailed contents in the right panel. Text contents will be displayed in list view mode while the media files can be viewed in the Thumbnail view mode.

Find the data you want to extract or restore, and then check them one by one.

Hit "Recover" button to save the exported files to your computer

If you don't have your device to hand, then you can also run Mobikin Doctor on your Windows PC without connecting the device and select "Recover from iTunes Backup File" on the top menu to scan your iTunes backups for the files you want to recover, text messages included.

Another option in Mobikin Doctor is "Recover from iCloud Backup File". This will require you to log in to iCloud with your Apple ID and password and then you can scan your iCloud backups for the files you want, just as with iTunes.

Recovering your messages on Android

Whether recovering your deleted messages worked or not, it's always best to take preventative measures, so you don't lose them again. Some manufacturers like Samsung offer up to 15 GB of free cloud storage, which you can use to back up various phone data, including text messages. On most Android phones, however, you can simply use your Google account:

Go to Settings, then find Google (Services & preferences).

Tap it, scroll down and go to Backup.

Enable Back up to Google Drive. You will be asked to add an account to back up to. After that simply tap Back up now. This could take a while depending on how large the files are. Afterwards, your call history, contacts and text messages should be safely backed up.

However, if you specifically want to back up your text messages and nothing else, you could use a third-party app instead. SMS Backup+ is a great way to do so and it's free. The app can back up call logs, SMS and MMS to your Gmail. Of course, you will need to connect your Google account to do so. After doing that you can choose when the back up is performed and what you want to be saved. You will find your messages in a folder usually named SMS in your Gmail - convenient and easy.

Recovering your messages on iOS

Apple also provides extensive backup tools based on your iCloud or iTunes account. If you have ever made a backup to either of these services, your text messages should also be available to be recovered from the backup.

iTunes backup and restore

By default, you should have created a backup of your phone's data, including messages, every time you synced with your PC or Mac, so you can try recovering deleted text messages via an iTunes backup.

Assuming you didn't disable this, automatic sync, then this is probably the fastest and easiest way to recover your texts. Use the following method to do so:

Connect your iPhone to the PC/Mac with which you normally sync it. iTunes should open automatically (if not, open it manually)

You should see your iPhone appear. Select it

Now choose Restore backup

All the data you previously backed up will now overwrite the data on your phone. It will take a few minutes and yes, anything you saved after the backup will be lost. As long as you didn't back up via iTunes after deleting those messages, they should now be back on your phone.

iCloud backup and restore

If iTunes didn't work, then there's always iCloud, though specifically trying to restore text messages can be tricky.

When Apple introduced Messages in iCloud a couple of years ago, you need to be aware that while enabling this syncs your messages across all your devices which use the same Apple ID, there's also a catch. Because if you delete your messages from one device with iCloud sync, those messages also get deleted from the other devices. Furthermore, messages are not included in an iCloud backup.

If you really need to restore your messages via an iCloud backup, you need to factory reset your iPhone and then restore it from an iCloud backup that was made before the text messages were deleted.

This is a drastic step, so first make sure you have such a backup in the first place by checking in Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups. Note that the last successful iCloud backup time/date is always displayed right below the Back Up Now button.

If you do, then you need to factory reset your iPhone before restoring it via that iCloud backup. To restore factory settings on the iPhone, follow these steps:

Open the Settings menu

Scroll down to the General menu and tap it.

Scroll all the way down to the bottom and tap the Reset option

At this stage, you'll be presented with a number of reset options, ranging from a simple reset of iPhone's settings to resetting its dictionary or home screen layout. There's nothing specifically called "factory reset." The option you want is Erase All Content and Settings. Select it.

At this stage, you'll be prompted for your passcode if you have one

iOS will warn you one last time. You can still cancel, or go ahead with Erase to proceed

It can take a few minutes to erase everything depending on how much data you have. But at the end of the process, your iPhone should restart just like new.

When it restarts, select to restore via the iCloud backup that contained your deleted texts.

Have you ever deleted or lost your text messages by accident? Did you manage to recover them? Have you got a better way than with Mobikin Doctor? Share your tips and experiences in the comments below.

In theory it should support all the Huawei phones. If you want to recover deleted contacts, call logs and messages, you need to root the phone first. But if you want to recover photos,music, videos and documents, it should be possible just by turning on usb mass storage and running the program. If you have issues with it, try the support page (https://www.mobikin.com/support/android-doctor-faq.html) or email MobiKin at support@mobikin.com to get more help.

After installing Mobikin Doctor and following the instructions found that it was unable to recover any deleted files. As such it is difficult to recommend Mobikin Doctor because it just doesn't function in the way advertised, a complete waste of time.

We checked with Mobikin about this and they asked to make sure that you didn't write new files to your phone after you deleted the files, or the deleted ones may be overwritten by the new data and may not be able to recovered again. If you still have any problems, try emailing support@mobikin.com and they can help you out.

Hi Dane, the software isn't a mobile app, it works from your PC or Mac. There's both a free trial download and a paid version (with a 90 day money back guarantee). You can check out the prices and conditions here: https://www.mobikin.com/doctor-for-android/

Hi Kimmi, the software isn't a mobile app, it works from your PC or Mac. There's both a free trial download and a paid version (with a 90 day money back guarantee). You can check out the prices and conditions here: https://www.mobikin.com/doctor-for-android/

Hi Charnay, your problem is one that we have not yet encountered yet in our experience with the program. There is a link here that talks about your phone not being recognized https://www.mobikin.com/android-backup/what-to-do-if-the-program-does-not-recognize-android-device.html however if you don't find the answer here, you should contact MobiKin directly as they will be able to provide you with catered help. You can write them at support@mobikin.com and their customer service expert will be able to assist you.

I tried this tool. First it did not work, then I checked their guide I understood why. I didn't root my Android phone, I followed the steps and rooted my phone, then it works. Thank you so much for your sharing.

I downloaded the mobikin app, but which didn't detect my phone, I have an LG G4, and then I realized that it wasn't rooted. They told me the recovery function only works on rooted phone. Ok, after it was rooted, finally the phone was recognized. The process sometimes can be long, but you need to wait for a moment. Then, everything seemed well, the phone was detected and all the data were displayed on the left. I guess I have a lot of files in my phone, so it took a long time to display them all. Like it is introduced, the lost texts were in red, and they were listed at the top. There is one thing I am not satisfied with, the recovered data can be only saved to pc.

I downloaded wondershare Dr. fone and for some reason even though I followed all the steps, the download stops at 90% and continually restarts my phone. Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? Please help!

I've long been using free little "SMS to Text" which saves selected threads as a *.txt or *.csv file that can be opened with columns in a spreadsheet. I don't need / want to restore them to the message app but to have available for future reference. Having all those saves in sequence in a single spreadsheet - to be searched or sorted by any column - works well for my purposes.

I downloaded Mobikin but my phone wouldn't let me open it and I can't afford to get the other one right now so I guess I can't get back my lost messages. I seem to be losing messages a lot that I am not deleting. So I don't know why this is happening.

When we lost texe messages by accidently, we’ll be unable to find the chat record, especially those from important people, such as our friends, important customers, and even the boss. I bet we won’t want to see this happen. Then we need to do something to restore your deleted text messages just like the article wrote.

Good sharing. I have lost my text messages on my Samsung Galaxy S6 and using recovery to recover it too. When i mistaken deleted my data I think I will lost them forever, but FonePaw help me get them back. So thankful.

Thank you. But you missed an important reminder: Don't send more messages or make any other operations to y our Android if you want to recover lost data. Because new data will overwrite the old data in your phone, which means the deleted data.

Wondershare Dr. Phone is the program that DESTROYED my computer. I had to temporarily disable Chrome's security settings to even install it so it was sketchy AF, but I was desperate to recover deleted info on my phone. IMMEDIATELY after I installed it my computer was unrecognizable. Wondershare Dr. Phone installed several undeletable viruses like Hades that kept downloading new programs. I tried to get rid of them but they wouldn't even show up in the Control Panel. I also couldn't make a single click without opening a new advertisement in my browser. My PC which I'd had for less than a year was completely unusable. DO NOT INSTALL IT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. Kris Carlon is an IDIOT who doesn't know what he's talking about and all these commenters making identical posts about Wondershare Dr. Phone in monkey English are shills and trolls. If you download this crap you WILL be throwing away your computer.

I backed up my SMS through Chomp to my email. Saving it as a txt. file. Is there anyway to get it back onto my android? I have tried converting the txt. file to xml, but SMS backup & restore does not recognize it

Although the text messages lost, you can use some great tool recover deleted text messages from Android phone easily. I have a recommendation for you get text messages back. Have a try MobiKin Doctor for Android. I find it on softonic website. It work fine.

Hey Kris, Great article. Thank you very much for sharing this.I just purchased my first Android phone Samsung Galaxy S 6. And I have been using iPhone for more than 5 years. So I am not that familiar with Android. I always operate my Android phone thinking I am using an iPhone. So the yesterday, I deleted my text messages with my friends and I really want to get back the text messages. Then I searched on google and find your article and many others. I just get back my text messages. Thank you very much.

Whether you deleted or lost text messages from your phone, you're recommended to try not to use your phone for SMS receiving and sending to avoid data overwriting. That's a pain to have some of my messages lost forever. Go to find a professional recovery tool for help.

I've had the bad experience of deleting important text messages by accident. I'm so pissed off... Now I use Apowersoft Phone Manager to backup all my important data to PC so that I can recover them if they are lost, again.

I loaded this trial version on the PC and was liking how it easily found my dads old Motorola Atrix. It took awhile but it finally finished. No text messages were found from a phone that had them 3 hours before a factory refresh. It did say that it found 1,187 pictures. Some had been deleted for over a year when he ran out of room the 2nd time. He has since then had to do this 3 more times, so I am pretty sure those pictures are crap or in just name only. Since you can only see what it could do with what it found and not retrieve anything without paying, I uninstalled the software from the PC. I then called AT&T and had my dad answer a few questions for them to prove he is who he is and they sent him his texts. Don't go to the store to do this. They are Sales and not Techs.

Next I had to setup AT&T Address Book and verify that his contacts were there via the web browser on his computer. You can also see your text messages there as well. I then copied all the had-to-have messages to a word document.

After doing this I had to do another hard Factory Reset. Why? Because when I installed wondercrap onto the PC and let it detect the phone, it installed malware the form of some memory manager thing that would popup after 2 browsing attempts. I screamed DON'T CLICK IT! and grabbed the phone. Said oh crap. Clicked the X and handed it back to him. A day later he said it is still doing that so I did what I did in the previous paragraph.

When it comes to file recovery, the first thing to bear in mind is that there are no guarantees. Data that's gone may very well be gone for good, especially if the device has been used since the file or files were deleted and new data has overwritten it. However, nothing ventured, nothing gained (or lost).

This was a very interesting and useful article I discovered having accidentally deleted a text message conversation thread on my new phone (SM-G357FZ).

However, following it and other similar articles, I discovered that for the vast majority of stock Android phones (ie. not rooted), it is not possible to recover deleted normal SMS/text messages. This being due to SMS messages being stored in the phone's flash memory, which is largely inaccessible to analysis from stock Android.

Obviously, if any one can point out a tool that can reliably recover deleted SMS messages held in the phone's normal message store without requiring either a specific device or a device to be root'ed, I would be interested...

So to emphasis the second part of the article it is better to install as standard an SMS Backup tool such as SMS B&R which effectively reads the SMS message store and stores a copy on to the SDcard or elsewhere (user configurable location) and set it to perform a regular backup/export.

The same thing happened to me last week on my Droid 4. I was replying to a text, the phone locked up, I rebooted, and all my texts were gone, then I search it on the web and I found this guide would be useful, people should not miss isPS: I also found other solution, but I'm not sure if it works for you.Go to the contact in your contact book press the menu button and then hit history and all your deleted messages and threads should be there..

WARNING! I used SMS Backup and Restore several times to back up my Android text messages for a court case, and in several cases it DELETED several dozen emails. It appears to happen when the app crashes while creating the backup database. I got in the habit of running the app every few months, and sometimes it worked fine (no crash and no deleted messages) while other times it crashed, and when I checked both the phone itself and the backup file there were dozens of messages missing. Hopefully there is another app out there which is more reliable?

There are loads of website, which claim to be able to recover lost and deleted text messages from Androids, such as and others, like this Wondershare, etc. but I've heard they're not that good? I'm a bit confused as to whom to trust. Which one is the most trustworthy one? Thanks in advance.

I lost videos on my S3 and cannot Recover the lost data because the computer is not seeing the phone memory as a drive. I downloaded recuva but won't see the phone as a drive. It is not assigning a drive letter. Any help please??

It is possible to recover deleted text message from android phones, but you should make sure have backup files somewhere.1. Google account, if you have a google account for your android phone and open the automaticalli sync, you can try to recover from google account.2. Offical PC software, generally speaking, an android phone need to upgrade in computer via a official PC software, such as Samsung PC studio, and this applicaiton have a automatically backup function, when you connect the phone to computer and launch the application, it will make a backup for your phone data, thus you can try to find the backup from PC studio.3. The 3rd-party "MobiKin Doctor for Android", which is similar with PC studio, and it is more convenient, and the backup is more obvious

And for those of us who prefer not to be beholden to Apple or Microsoft, but use open source for all our computing - with Linux - is there an equivalent to these commercial programs in the free world?I mean, what's the point of having an open-source phone if I have to rely on a commercial operating system to work on it?

I finally found these three Android Recovery tools all seems to be useful because I have simplely restore deleted SMS from Samsung. So is there anyone tried successfully restoring lost data with other program?

Actually i recently updated my galaxy grand quotrro to 4.1.2 and when i returned i saw my phone empty(means all contacts and messages on PHONE were lost).All i was left wa the memory in sd card .Please help

As mentioned above, act quickly! Turn off your data so nothing new gets written over the top of what is already saved on your memory card and get some recovery software and follow the steps. This tutorial is a good start!

If you deleted them then recover them straight away then you'll 100% get them back, but if you've been using your phone a lot and over writing those deleted data... then your chance of getting all of them back will be slimmer. Try to recover your data, you'll need one software.

i hope Apple finds a solution to this problem, which is becoming more common as the iPhone users increase. The good news is, you can get your messages back, but the not-so-good news is, there’s no free method available. I can’t speak for other websites, but this one have I personally used and it’s quite a good user guide. I accidentally lost some irreplaceable messages, and because it's a lifetime licence they gave me, I can always re-cover – that is, as long as I have my iPhone.

There are some others,so do your research and I hope you get your stuff back (if you haven't already).

Just to clarify, SMS Backup and Restore is not going to help you RECOVER lost messages, just back them up when they are safe on your phone and then restore them (but only if you've saved them first!). If you haven't backed them up SMS B&R won't be any use.

Hello,guy! I suffered from the same problem last month. In fact, it is possible to recover deleted text messages from Samsung Galaxy S3, after the trouble I searched for solution for text messages recovery on the web. Finally, I learned that I can use an software called Tenorshare Android Data Recovery software to get back deleted data from Android phone.

SMS B&R works great also if you have to do a factory reset, or move to another phone. Just backup your messages to your SD card, then restore from there when the reset is done or put it into the new phone. Now you don't have to lose all your messages.

Not time consuming at all! From installing to backing up it'll take you less than a minute. But do spent another minute to export your backup and set a backup schedule. That way you'll never lose another SMS again!

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